Guernsey waste export plans attacked

Deputies Barry Paint and Tony Spruce said the strategy’s impact and costs needed to be investigated further. Plans to manage the environmental impact of exporting waste are due to be voted on later this month.

It has not yet been agreed where the waste will be exported to or how it will be dealt with.

BPF welcomes cash for training

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed a £32.6m cash injection for training in the UK’s science - based industries and urged companies in the plastics industry to access it.

The funding, which will be called the Science Industry Partnership, will be administered by Cogent.

BPF director general Philip Law said: “There’s really no time to lose. This funding is available on a first come, first served basis. Interested plastics companies should contact Cogent quickly to open a Science Industry Partnership account.”

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